In the past several decades Nishida's thought has become well grounded in the world of philosophy, but is barely represented in the Slovenian scientific field. This present work represents the first attempt of a broader presentation and introduction of the philosopher's fundamental concepts and ideas in our linguistic field. The work includes three phases of his development in thought, namely the philosophy of pure experience, absolute will and the place of absolute nothingness. In the transition from one to the other I shall put forth important parallels with Buddhist philosophy, which will become most evident in the mahāyāna tradition, namely in the schools yogācāra, madhyamaka and zen. I will also draw relevant connections and divisions of his thought with epistemology, empiricism, metaphysics and German classical philosophy. The central aim of my research will be to demonstrate how the author sucessfully kept the arduous balance between Buddhism and Eurocentric philosophy. I will claim that the first represents the formative background and main potential of his thought and that the second represents its content upon the construction of which the first may actualise itself in the terms of theoretical discourse in hopes of uncovering a pattern in their dynamic, which would in turn contribute to the further dialogue of both.
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